Important: Please read our Mark Policy for a more complete overview of these topics! If you have any question or doubt about the use of logos and trademarks please send an email to legal@documentfoundation.org (non-public).

Simple Rules for the Logo Usage

There are basically two logos. One is a logo bearing the name "LibreOffice" with the subline "The Document Foundation"; using a Logo with 'The Document Foundation' sub-line without being officially recognised as part of TDF idicates a degree of association that is closer than actually exists, and is therefore in breach of our mark guidelines. Please use the non-TDF mark in its place in its place. The other logo only bears the name "LibreOffice" without the subline "The Document Foundation"; you should use this one in the majority of cases. Links to download logos and their sources are provided below.

Logo with the subline "The Document Foundation"

Logo without the subline

Rules and Use

The product itself contains the logo with TDF subline. TDF provides these binaries via their mirror system. Distributors of the substantially unmodified binaries are allowed to distribute the product, so they distribute it with the TDF subline inside the product. If you're unsure of what is meant by "substantially unmodified binaries" please refer to the clause 1 of the Permitted Use section in the TDF Trademark Policy. Basically that's the logo you see on LibreOffice's splashscreens. When you burn DVDs with LibreOffice on it, or put LibreOffice on USB keys, you cannot use the logo with the TDF subline on the physical supports themselves, unless these are officially approved physical supports by TDF.

The Document Foundation refers to the product and the community on their website, on marketing material, fair booths and other means by a logo with TDF subline. This is only allowed for

official community representatives (SC and board members described in the bylaws).

officially approved international, language based or regional teams (including TDF members approved by the Membership Committee, so their work is led by the Community Bylaws) in consent with their dedicated mailing lists. If there is any doubt on the team's legitimation, a formal request at the steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org list is necessary.

Individual community members and other people referring to our product and the community should use the logo without the subline.

They are not allowed to use the logo with TDF subline to avoid misinterpretation of their references as official community statements and presentations.

Please note that all contributions to The Document Foundation Wiki are considered to be released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, unless otherwise specified. This does not include the source code of LibreOffice, which is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPLv3). "LibreOffice" and "The Document Foundation" are registered trademarks of their corresponding registered owners or are in actual use as trademarks in one or more countries. Their respective logos and icons are also subject to international copyright laws. Use thereof is explained in our trademark policy (see Project:Copyrights for details). LibreOffice was based on OpenOffice.org.If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then do not submit it here.